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28  PARAGON     SHORTHAND. 

1 

Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  8th  to  hand  and  (1)  noted.  We  are 
glad  to  be  able  to  quote  you  (2)  a  lower  price  on  fresh 
ham.  Please  refer  to  our  (3)  last  price  list  and  make  the 
change;  reduce  the  figures   (4)   10  per  cent. 

We  think  you  will  be  very  well  satisfied  (5)  with  our 
new  soap  which  we  will  soon  place  on  (6)  the  market.  If 
you  desire  us  to  ship  you  a  (7)  quantity  of  it,  we  will  do 
so.  Please  let  us  (8)  hear  from  you  by  return  mail,  and 
oblige. 

Tours  respectfully,   (9)  90  words. 

2 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  (1)  the  7th  inst., 
and  note  same  carefully. 

Referring  to  your  (2)  inquiry  concerning  the  last  ship- 
ment we  made  you,  we  will  (3)  state  that,  owing  to  our 
having  recently  made  severar  changes  (4)  in  our  clerical 
force,  we  did  not  get  the  goods  (5)  off  as  fast  as  is  our 
usual  custom. 

In  the  (6)  future,  however,  all  orders  will  be  attended 
to  promptly. 

We  (7)  beg  to  quote  you  prime  butter  at  twenty  cents 
per   (S)    pound,   in   carload   lots. 

Awaiting  tlie  pleasure  of  your  (9)  further  orders,  we 
are. 

Yours  truly,  96  words. 

3 
Gentlemen: 

Your  letter  of  the  6th  to  hand  and  contents  (1)   noted. 

Replying  to  same  we  beg  to  state  that  we  (2)  are  so 
loaded  up  with  orders  that  we  cannot  at  (3)  present  under- 
take to  supply  any  further  quantity  of  Olive  Soap.      (4). 

However,  as  soon  as  we  are  in  a  position  to  (5)  accept 
further  orders,  we  will  inform  you  to  that  effect.      (6). 

Trusting  this  will  not  inconvenience  you,  we  are, 

Very  truly  (7)  yours,  71  words. 

4 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  recent  favor  of  the  7th,  (1)  con- 
cerning an  order  we  sent  you,  we  beg  to  state  (2)  that  if 
you  are  unable  to  fill  same  at  once,  (3)  we  will  be  com- 
pelled to  cancel  it,  as  we  are  (4)  in  need  of  the  goods  for 
immediate  use. 

Please  reply  (5)  to  this  letter  at  your  earliest  con- 
venience, and  oblige. 

Yours   (fi)   truly,  61  words. 

5 
Dear  Sir: 

If  you  will  be  In  the  city  next  (1)  week,  will  you 
please  call  at  our  oflfice,  as  we  (2)  are  anxious  to  .see  y(»u 
concerning  the  last  sliipment  of  (3)  sugar  you  made  us. 
There  is  a  deficiency  in  weight,  (4)  averaging  twenty 
pounds  to  the  barrel. 

Awaiting  your  reply,  we    (5)    are. 

Yours  truly.  53  words. 


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Dear  Sirs: 

I  am  in  receipt  of  (1)  your  letter  of  the  2nd  inst.  *I 
will  be  in  (2)  your  city  in  a  few  days  and  will  be  pleased 
to  call  on  (3)  you.  There  seems  to  be  some  mistake  in 
the  matter  (4)  of  a  loss  in  weight  of  twenty  pounds  per 
barrel.  (5).  I  cannot  account  for  the  loss  in  any  way. 
However,  (6)  I  trust  the  matter  can  be  adjusted  when  I 
am   (7)   in  New  Orleans. 

Yours  truly,  75  words. 

7 
Dear  Sir: 

If  you  are  in  need  of  a  further  (1)  quantity  of  corn, 
we  will  be  able  to  fill  your  (2)  requirements  at  a  reduced 
figure. 

We  also  can  quote  you   (3)  a  lower  price  on  oats. 

We  are  able  to  obtain  (4)  a  reduced  freight  rate  to 
your  city. 

Please  let  us    (5)   hear  from  you,  and  oblige. 

Yours  truly,  57  words. 

8 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  9th  inst.  to  hand  and  (1)  contents 
noted. 

We  will  shiD  you  the  goods  ordered  therein  (2)  in  the 
course  of  a  few  days. 

We  will  shortly  (3)  place  on  the  market  a  new  brand 
of  Yeast  Powder,  (4)  and  will  be  glad  to  make  you  a  ship- 
ment. 

Tours   (5)   truly,  51  words. 

9 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  favor  of  the  7th  to  hand  (1)  and  noted.  We 
will  attend  to  the  matters  referred  to  therein,  (2)  and 
write  you  in  a  day  or  two. 

Yours  truly,  (3)  30  words. 

10 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  (1)  the  25th  inst., 
and  note  contents.  Please  return  to  us  (2)  the  damaged 
pickles,  together  with  bill  for  amount  of  freight  (3)  paid 
on    sanie.       We    will    replace    with    merchantable    goods    at 

(4)  once.      Are  sorry  to  have  caused  you  so  much   trouble, 

(5)  but  supposed  they  were  in  good  condition  when  shipped, 
as  (6)  this  is  the  first  complaint  we  have  had  of  this  (7) 
shipment  of  pickles. 

Thanking  you  for  your  past  favors,  we    (8)   are 

Yours  truly,  83  words. 

11 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  B.  L.  for  (1)  50  bales  cotton 
shipped  by  you  a  few  days  ago.  (2).  Upon  their  receipt, 
we  will  endeavor  to  sell  same  at  (3)  the  highest  market 
price. 

Awaiting  your  further  shipments,  we  are   (4) 

Yours  truly,  42  words. 


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Dear  Sir: 

Your  valued  favor  of  the  6th  to  hand.  (1)  We  would 
like  very  much  to  ship  you  goods,  but  (2)  under  the  cir- 
cumstances must  decline  to  do  so,  as  we  (3)  cannot  afford 
to  advance  money  to  purchase  cash  goods. 

The  (4)  money  market  here  is  very  tight,  and  we  are 
unable  (5)  to  get  the  accommodation  from  our  (6)  banks 
sufficient   for  our  requirements. 

In  future,  all  cash  goods  must  be  paid  for  (7)  as  soon 
as  shipped,  as  we  cannot  give  time  on  (S)  tbem,  the  margin 
being  so  small.      Very  truly  yours,  89  words. 

13 
Dear  Sir: 

Enclosed  please  find  invoice  and  B.  L.  for  (1)  seven 
barrels  molasses  shipped  you  this  day. 

We  have  billed  (2)  this  shipment  at  30c.  per  gallon, 
and  trust  this   (3)  price  will  be  satisfactory. 

Awaiting  your  further  favors,  we  are   (4) 

Yours  truly,  42  words. 

14 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  8th  to  hand  and  (1)  noted.  We  take 
pleasure  in  quoting  you  a  lower  price  (2)  on  domestics, 
which  will  go  into  effect  after  the  first   (3)   of  next  month. 

We  trust  you  will  favor  us  with  (4)  a  large  order. 

Yours  truly,  45  words. 

15 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  30th  ult.  has  been  (1)  received  and 
now  has  our  attention.  We  delayed  replying  to  (2)  same 
as  we  were  waiting  on  the  railroad  people  (3)  to  give  us 
a  rate  to  your  town. 

We  will  (4)  be  glad  to  fill  your  orders  for  Family  Soap 
at  (5)  four  cents  per  pound  F.  O.  B.  cars  in  lots  (6)  of 
50  to  100  boxes. 

Awaiting  your  valued  favors,  we  (7)  are. 

Yours  respectfully,  73  words. 

16 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  esteemed  favor  of  the  5th  (1)  inst., 
we  beg  to  state  that  Mr.  Brown  was  in  (2)  our  employ  last 
winter  as  shipping  clerk,  that  he  discharged  (3)  his  duties 
to  our  entire  satisfaction,  and  that  he  would  (4)  still  be 
with  us,  were  it  not  that  the  dull  (5)  season  compelled  us 
to  reduce  our  clerical  force.  We  consider  (6)  him  a  reliable, 
upright  young  man.     Yours  truly,  68  words. 

17 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  letter  of  the  17th  inst.  (1)  Your  quota- 
tions on  Butter  and  Cheese  seem  to  be  somewhat  (2)  higher 
than   our   market   can   afford. 

We  have  a  dull  (3)  market  at  present,  but  could  place 
several  small  orders  if  (4)  you  could  shade  your  figures  a 
little. 

Please  let  us  (5)  know  by  return  mail  whether  or  not 
you  can  accommodate  (6)   us,  and  oblige. 

Yours  truly,  65  words. 


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Dear  Sir: 

Your  valued  favor  of  the  5th  to  hand,  (1)  and  we  have 
booked  your  order  for  fifty  bales  Sheetings  (2)  and  ten 
bales  Shirtings. 

At  present  we  have  a  very  (3)  heavy  demgind  for 
Sheetings,  and  the  shipment  of  these  goods  (4)  may  be 
delayed  a  little   on   this  account. 

We  note  (5)  your  request  for  a  longer  dating  on 
Shirtings. 

We  cannot  (6)  extend  the  time  beyond  sixty  days. 
We  trust  you  will  (7)  see  your  way  clear  to  placing  quite 
a  round  order  (8)   on  the  terms  already  quoted. 

Awaiting  your  further  favors,   (9)   we  are. 

Yours  truly,  94  words. 

19 

Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  esteemed  favor  of  the  18th  (1)  Inst.,  and 
regret  to  learn  that  the  dullness  of  trade  (2)  will  render 
it  impossible  for  you  to  make  a  remittance  (3)  sooner  than 
the  latter  part  of  next  month. 

It  gives  (4)  us  pleasure  to  be  able  to  accommodate  you, 
and  we  (5)  will  extend  the  time  of  your  payment  until  the 
31st   (6)   proximo. 

Trusting  your  business  will  soon  pick  up  again,  (7) 
we  are,  Yours  truly,  74  words. 

20 
Gentlemen: 

Yours  of  the  7th  inst.  enclosing  invoice  and  B.  (1)  L. 
for  the  goods  ordered  of  you  in  our  previous  (2)  letter,  is 
now  before  us. 

Upon  receipt  of  the  goods,  (3)  if  they  are  found  satis- 
factory and  in  good  condition,  we  (4)  will  make  you  prompt 
remittance.  Yours  truly,  47  words. 

21 

Dear  Sir: 

We  are  In  receipt  of  your  favor  of  (1)  the  30th  ult., 
complaining  of  the  delay  in  shipment  of  (2)  your  goods. 
This  was  cau.^sed  by  a  temporary  suspension  of  (3)  work 
at  the  mills,  due  to  labor  troubles.  However,  (4)  we  are 
informed  that  matters  have  been  adjusted  and  that  (5) 
your  goods  went  forward  yesterday  via  the  Cromwell  Line 
of  (6)   Steamers. 

Regretting  the  inconvenience  caused  you,  we  are. 

Very  truly   (7)  yours,  71  words. 

22 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  to-day  mailed  you  one  of  our  illustrated  (1) 
Catalogues,  and  beg  leave  to  call  your  attention  to  the  (2) 
important  'improvements  that  have  recently  been  added  to 
our  presses.  (3)  We  can  now  get  a  much  better  ex- 
traction with  less  (4)  power.  We  are  satisfied  that  a  fair 
trial  will  bring  (5)  out  the  merits  of  our  apparatus,  and 
are  willing  to  (6)  ship  you  one  subject  to  approval  after 
one  month's  use.      (7) 

Awaiting  your  favorable  reply,  we  are. 

Very  truly  yours,  79  words. 


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Dear  Sir: 

There  being  no  doubt  in  our  minds,  after  (1)  a  trial 
of  your  motor,  tliat  it  is  far  superior  (2)  to  any  other  on 
the  market,  we  now  take  pleasure  (3)  in  placing  with  you 
an  order  for  fifty  more  of  (4)  two  horse-power  each. 
These  are  to  be  used  in  (5)  working  the  small  machinery 
In  our  shops.  Please  ship  by  (6)  cheapest  freight,  and 
draw  on  us  at  thirty  days. 

Yours  (7)  truly,  71  words. 


24 

Gentlemen: 

The  neckwear  which  you  shipped  us  does  not  (1)  come 
up  to  the  samples  shown  us  by  your  drummer.  (2)  Prob- 
ably there  has  been  some  mistake  in  filling  the  order.  (3) 
At  any  rate  we  cannot  accept  the  goods,  and  hold  (4)  them 
subject  to   your  disposal. 

Please  let  us  hear  from   (5)  you  at  once  and  oblige. 

Yours  respectfully,  57   words. 


25 

Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  (1)  the  19th  inst., 
countermanding  balance  of  order  for  Toltet  Soaps,  (2)  on 
the  ground  that  the  shipment  already  made  you  has  (3) 
proven  unsatisfactory.  We  regret  this  very  much,  and 
are  quite  (4)  surprised,  as  we  took  considerable  pains  to 
ship  you  none  (5)  but  first-class  goods.  We  trust  that 
you  will  send  (6)  us  a  sample  of  the  goods  received  by 
you,  in  (7)  order  that  we  may  see  whether  same  is  in 
like  (8)  condition  as  when  it  left  here.  Perhaps  the  soap 
was   (9)   damaged  on  the  way. 

Hoping  to  be  favored  with  your  (100)  continued  patron- 
age, we  are 

Yours  truly,  106  words. 


26 

Dear  Sir: 

Your  complaint  of  the  quality  of  the  goods  (1)  shipped 
you  last  week,  quite  surprises  us,  as  we  took  (2)  particular 
pains  to  send  you  nothing  but  the  best  quality  (3)  of 
brushes  in  stock.  Perhaps  they  became  damaged  while 
in  (4)  transit.  If  that  be  the  case,  you  will  have  to  (5) 
make  reclamation  against  the  Railroad  Co.  We  trust  that 
(6)  the  shipment  of  Brooms  sent  you  yesterday  will  prove 
O.    (7)  K. 

Yours  truly,  73  words. 


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Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  19th  inst.,  enclosing  order  (1)  for 
Sundry  Groceries,  came  duly  to  hand.  As  we  did  (2)  not 
have  in  stock  the  brand  of  Yeast  Powder  ordered  (3)  by 
you,  we  toolc  the  liberty  of  sending  you  an  (4)  equally 
good  quality  of  this  article,  which  we  trust  will  (5)  be 
satisfactory  to  you.  Our  quotations  on  Canned  Goods 
remain  (6)  the  same.  There  will  be  a  material  advance 
in  the  (7)  price  of  Lard  very  soon,  and  we  dsem  it  ad- 
visable (8)  for  you  to  lay  in  your  stock  now.  Coffee  and 
(9)  Sugar  are  firm  in  price.  Molasses  is  at  a  standstill. 
(100)  How  are  you  situated  in  regard  to  Soap?  We  can 
(110)  substitute  for  the  XX  brand,  a  better  grade  of  goods. 
(120) 

Yours  truly,  122  words. 


28 

Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  inform  you  tliat  owing  to  (1)  the  dullness 
In  the  Oil  market,  we  will  be  compelled  (2)  to  suspend 
operations  for  the  present.  We  trust,  however,  that  (3) 
it  will  only  be  for  a  short  time.  When  we  (4)  again  start 
up.  we  expect  to  continue  our  business  relations  (5) 
with  you. 

Yours  truly,  54  words. 


29 

Gentlemen: 

T  am  in  receipt  of  your  circular  price  list  (1)  quoting 
inside  figures  at  which  I  may  sell  all  goods.  (2)  Our 
competitors  are  trying  to  underbid  us,  but  if  they  (3)  go 
under  the  figures  which  I  now  have  from  you  (4)  they  will 
certainly  lose  money.  At  best,  the  business  will  (5)  be 
unprofitable.  Until  to-day  I  was  unacquainted  with  the 
fact  (6)  that  they  had  issued  a  special  circular  to  their 
customers,  (7)  and  to  many  of  ours,  lowering  their  figures. 
Whenever  an  (8)  opportunity  offers,  I  take  great  pains  to 
explain  the  superior   (9)   quality  of  our  goods. 

Yours  truly,  96  words. 


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Dear  Sir: 

It  is  quite  unusual  for  us  to  give  (1)  further  time  than 
that  stipulated  on  our  invoice:  but  as  (2)  your  case  is  an 
exceptional  one  we  are  glad  to  (3)  be  able  to  grant  your 
request.  We  trust,  however,  that  (4)  you  will  be  able  to 
meet  payment  promptly  when  due.      (5) 

Yours  truly,  52  words. 


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Dear  Sir: 

It  may  not  prove  uninteresting  to  you  to  (1)  learn  that 
your  improved  grinder  is  giving  more  than  expected  (2) 
results.  With  a  less  horse-power  we  obtain  a  greater  (3) 
amount  of  work  than  by  the  old  process.  Besides,  the 
(4)  goods  are  more  uniform.  Considering  these  facts',  the 
popularity  of  (5)  this  grinder  ought  to  be  an  assured  thing. 
We  enclose  check,   (6)   for  which  please  send  receipt. 

Yours  truly,  68  words. 


32 

Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  letter  of  the  11th  Inst.,  (1)  we  beg 
to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  (2)  you  are  in  error 
in  saying  that  we  mentioned  to  (3)  your  agent,  when  he 
called  on  us,  that  we  would  (4)  be  willing  to  have  you 
substitute  the  Eagle  brand  for  (5)  the  Lion,  if  you  were 
out  of  the  latter.  That  (6)  was  not  our  intention,  and  he 
misunderstood  us.  We  did  (7)  state,  however,  that  as  we 
were  not  in  any  immediate  (8)  hurry  for  the  goods,  we 
could  wait  on  you  a  (9)  week  or  two,  if  you  did  not  have 
the  same   (100)   in  stock. 

Yours  truly,  104  words. 


33 

Dear  Sir: 

We  are  to-day  in  receipt  of  a  letter  (1)  from  the  factory 
concerning  the  consignment  of  chairs  which  they  (2)  made 
us,  and  from  which  consignment  we  filled  your  order.  (3) 
They  have  examined  into  your  complaint  about  the  quality 
of  (4)  the  work,  and  submit  that  they  can  find  no  cause 
(5)  for  any  fault-finding.  They  seem  to  be  somewhat 
Irritated,  (6)  and  state  that  the  price  is  so  low  that  there 
(7)  is  very  little  profit  in  it  for  them.  We  think  (8)  that 
you  had  better  correspond  with  them   direct. 

Very  truly  (9)  yours,  91  words. 


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Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  remind  you  that  your  note  (1)  made  pay- 
able to  us  matures  on  the  1st  proximo.  Please  (2)  pay 
same  when  due,  and -oblige, 

Yours  truly,  28  words. 


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Gentlemen: 

Yours  of  even  date  received.  We  note  that  you  (1) 
say  that  there  Js  an  error  in  the  Invoice  we  sent  you  (2) 
yesterday.  We  will  have  our  bookkeeper  look  into  the 
matter,   (3)  and  report  to  you  to-morrow. 

Yours  truly,  37  words. 

36 

Dear  Sir: 

Will  you  please  appoint  an  hour  when  I  (1)  may  see 
you  at  your  office  to-morrow?  I  desire  to  (2)  consult  you 
concerning'  a  plan  which  I  have  in  view,  (2)  whereby  we 
may  be  able  to  maintain  the  present  favorable  (4)  figures 
on  cane,  at  least  for  some  weeks  longer.  There  (5)  is  a 
prospect,  owing  to  the  large  crop,  of  the  (6)  price  being 
reduced.     Awaiting  your  reply  by  bearer,  I  am   (7) 

Yours  truly,  72  words. 

37 

Dear  Sir: 

In  the  course  of  a  week  or  two,  (1)  we  expect  to  ship 
a  large  quantity  of  soap  over  (2)  your  road,  to  the  towns 
named  in  the  enclosed  list.  (3)  Will  you  please  quote 
us  a  special  rate,  if  possible?  (4)  Also  please  quote  us 
a  rate  in  car  load  lots,  (5)  on  Fertilizer  to  the  same  points. 

Awaiting  your   reply,  we    (6)   are 

Yours  truly,  •  63  words. 

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Dear  Sirs: 

We  enclose  you  herewith  invoice  and  B.  L.  (1)  for  47 
bales  of  twine  shipped  you  to-day  via  the  (2)  Morgan  Rail- 
road. We  trust  that  this  twine  will  give  you  (3)  the  same 
satisfaction  as  that  previously  shipped  to  you.  We  (4) 
have  billed  this,  as  you  will  see,  at  one  cent  (5)  per  lb. 
less  than  the  price  quoted  you  last  week.  (6)  The  market 
has  fallen,  and  we  have  given  you  the  (7)  benefit  of  the 
lower  price. 

Hoping  to  receive  your  further  (8)  valued  favors,  we 
are 

Yours  truly,  86  words. 

39 

Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  letter  of  the  31st  ult,  (1>  requesting  us 
to  forward  to  you  10  boxes  of  P.  (2)  M.  Soap,  which  we 
will  do  to-day,  via  the  Morgan  (3)  Route.  We  have  billed 
this  soap  to  you  at  $1.40  (4)  per  box  F.  O.  B.  cars  here. 
We  trust  this  (5)  soap  will  give  you  satisfaction,  and  will 
be  pleased  to   (6)   receive  your  further  orders. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  quite  (7)  soon  again,  we  are 
Very  truly  yours,  77  words. 


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Dear  Sirs: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  (1)  the  30th  ult., 
in  which  you  make  complaint  of  the  (2)  delay  in  ship- 
ment of  50  bales  of  B.  X.  Sheetings.  We  (3)  beg  to 
apologize  to  you  for  this  delay,  due  to  (4>  the  fact  that 
the  shaft  broke.  This  breakage,  however,  has  (5)  been 
repaired,  and  in  the  course  of  the  next  day  or  two  we 
will   get   your  goods   out. 

Trusting  this  (7)  explanation  will  be  satisfactory,  we 
are 

Yours  respectfully,  76  words. 


41 

Dear  Sir: 

Enclosed  please  find  invoice  and  B.  L.  for  (1)  250 
boxes  Olive  Soap  shipped  you  this  day,  via  the  (2)  Morgan 
Route.  We  trust  you  will  receive  this  in  good  (3)  con- 
dition. We  have  billed  this  shipment  to  you  at  the  (4) 
same  figures  at  which  we  sold  you  formerly.  Do  you  (5) 
think  that  you  can  place  on  your  market  our  XL  (6)  brand, 
samples  of  which  we  show^ed  you  when  you  were   (7)   here? 

Please  let   us   know  at  once,  and   oblige 

Yours  (8)  very  truly,  82  words. 


42 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  this  day  sent  you  by  express,  (1)  a  box  of 
samples  of  the  several  articles  of  which  (2)  we  wrote  you 
yesterday.  We  trust  that  you  will  try  (3)  to  push  the 
sales  as  rapidly  as  possible,  as  we  (4)  have  quite  a  large 
stock  in  our  warehouse.  We  (5)  would  especially  like  to 
have  you  dispose  of  the  thousand  (6)  boxes  of  soap,  even 
if  in  order  to  do  so  (7)  you  would  have  to  shade  the  figures 
a  little. 

Hoping  (8)  that  you  will  give  this  your  prompt  atten- 
tion, we  are,   (9) 

Yours  truly,  92  words. 


43 
Dear   Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  1st  making  inquiries  about  (1)  the 
Fertilizer  just  to  hand.  We  mailed  you  to-day  one  (2) 
of  our  new  Catalogues,  and  invite  your  careful  attention 
to  (3)  the  Grade  of  Cotton  Fertilizers  which  we  are  now 
putting  (4)  up.  We  would  be  glad  to  receive  your  orders 
for  round  (5)  lots  of  this  Fertilizer,  at  $25.00  per  ton,  less 
10  per  cent.    (6)    for  10  days  cash. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  (7)  at  an  early  date,  we 
remain. 

Yours  respectfully,  78  words. 


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Dear  Sir: 

I  am  very  sorry  to  be  compelled  to  (1)  complain  that 
the  bill  of  goods  received  from  you  is  (2)  not  equal  to 
sample.  I  have  never  before  had  an  (3)  occasion  to  com- 
plain, and  I  am  disposed  to  think  that  (4)  there  is  some 
mistake,  which  you  will  no  doubt  readily  (5)  correct. 
The  goods  which  you  sent  are  really  no  use  (6)  to  me. 
However,  I  will  endeavor  to  sell  them  at  (7)  any  price. 
Your  immediate  attention  to  this  matter,  will  oblige  (S) 
Yours  truly,  82  words. 


45 

Dear  Sir: 

I  duly  received  yours  of  the  10th  inst.,  (1)  and  am 
extremely  sorry  that  the  goods  sent  you  were  (2)  Inferior 
by  a  mistake  on  the  part  of  my  warehouseman.  (3)  The 
parcels  sent  you  were  selected  from  a  lot  of  (4)  goods  in- 
tended to  be  sold  at  a  considerable  sacrifice  in  (5)  price, 
and  which  I  know  would  not  suit  your  sales.      (6) 

Yours  truly,  62  words. 


46 

Dear  Sir: 

Will  you  please  ship  us  by  cheapest  freight,  (1)  5  bales 
Al  twine,  same  as  previously  sent  us?  To  (2)  the  best 
of  our  recollection  we  paid  you  much  less  (3)  than  the 
figures   quoted   us   in   your   letter  just   at    (4)    hand. 

Please  draw  on  us  with  B.   L.    attached. 

Yours  (5)  truly,  51  words. 


47 

Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  inform  you  that  after  due  (1)  consideration, 
we  have  decided  to  abandon  the  project  to  open  (2)  a  branch 
office  in  your  town.  We,  therefore,  regret  that  (3)  we  will 
be  unable  to  avail  ourselves  of  your  services.      (4) 

Yours  respectfully,  42  words. 


48 

Dear  Sir: 

We  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  we  (1)  will  be 
no  longer  justified  in  paying  you  $2,000.00  (2)  rent  per 
annum.  We,  therefore,  notify  you,  that  unless  (3)  you 
lower  the  rent,  we  will  be  compelled  to  look  (4)  for  new 
quarters  for  the  coming  season. 

Please  give  us  (5)  a  prompt  reply  and  state  whether 
or  not  you  are  (6)   willing  to  take  $1,500.00  per  annum. 

Yours  truly,  69  words. 


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Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  (1)  the  6th  inst., 
enclosing  invoice  and  B.  L.  for  10  (2)  barrels  oil  shipped 
us.  We  find  a  discrepancy  in  weight,  (3)  and  herewith 
return  your  account  of  weights  for  correction.      (4) 

Please  attend   to   this   matter   at   once,  and   oblige. 

Yours    (5)    truly,  51    words. 


50 
Dear  Sir: 

I  to-day  have  your  communication  of  the  5th   (1)   inst., 
containing    papers    in    the    Hartman    matter,    all    of    which 

(2)  I   have   read   with   close   attention.      I   would    not   advise 

(3)  you  to  enter  .suit  against  Hartman,  as  I  fear  he  (4) 
has  the  best  of-  the  case.  However,  I  will  call  (5)  on  his 
attorney  to-day  and  see  if  I  cannot  (6)  make  some  kind 
of  a  compromise.  Should  I  succeed  to-day  (7)  will  wire 
you  fully. 

Yours  truly,  76  words. 


51 

Dear  Sir: 

Yours  of  the  14th  inst.  to  hand,  and  (1)  we  note  con- 
tents. In  reference  to  the  list  of  towns  (2)  to  which  you 
propose  traveling,  being  already  represented  in  almost  (3) 
all  of  them,  we  don't  think  it  would  be  good  (4)  policy 
on  our  part,  nor  would  it  pay  you,  to  (5)  solicit  in  the 
other  very  small  towns  where  we  are  (6)  not  represented; 
in  fact,  we  think  you  would  come  in  (7)  conflict  with  many 
of  our  other  brokers  even  in  tliose  (8)  towns  that  are  still 
open,  as  we  have  no  doubt  (9)  that  they  go  to  these  places. 
However,  we  will  keep  (100)  your  name  on  our  list,  and' 
should  we  make  changes,   (110)   will  let  you  know. 

Very  respectfully,  116  words. 


52 

Dear  Sir: 

We  have  not  had  the  pleasure  of  handling  (1)  a  single 
bale  of  cotton  from  you  this  season,  and,  (2)  as  we  are  in 
the  cotton  business,  and  are  not  (3)  in  the  habit  of  extend- 
ing open  credits  for  bagging  and  (4)  ties  for  an  indefinite 
period  without  receiving  cotton  against  same.  (5)  we  would 
thank  you  to  favor  us  with  a  cash  (6)  remittance  in  pay- 
ment of  the  amount  due,  as  per  enclosed  (7)  statement. 
It  is  unsatisfactory  to  us  to  extend  further  credit  (8)  on 
the  amount. 

Respectfully,  84  woi-ds. 


PARAGON     SHORTHAND 


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Dear  Sir: 

In  your  letter  of  the  16th  inst.  you  (1)  gave  us  an 
order  for  I.  G.  Cone,  Gary's  Lane,  (2)  S.  C.  When  the 
barrel  of  molasses  reached  the  freight  (3)  depot,  we  were 
informed  by  the  railroad  people  that  there  is  (4)  no  such 
place  as  Gary's  Lane  on  the  road,  but  (5)  that  Gary's  is 
the  railroad  station  for  that  place;  therefore,  (6)  we  have 
shipped  the  barrel  to  I.  G.  Cone,  Gary's,  (7)  S.  C,  pre- 
paying freight  on  same.  Please  notify  Mr.  Cone  (8)  of 
the  above,  and  oblige. 

Yours   truly,    (87) 


54 

Dear  Sir: 

As  the  season  is  now  far  advanced,  we  (1)  would  like 
to  be  definitely  informed  how  much  more  cotton  (2)  you 
have  to  ship,  as  your  account  has  still  a  (3)  large  indebted- 
ness, and  we  want  to  get  an  idea  as  (4)  to  its  final  out- 
come. Our  Mr.  Hald  recently  called  at  (5)  your  planta- 
tion, and  regretted  that  you  were  absent.  He  will  (6)  be 
in  the  neighborhood  shortly  and  will  take  pleasure  in  (7) 
again  calling  on  you.  In  the  meantime  we  would  like  (8) 
to  be  placed  in  possession  of  the  information  requested 
above.      (9) 

Respectfully,    (91) 


55 

Dear  Sir: 

For  your  information,  we  beg  to  hand  you  (1)  here- 
with a  memorandum  of  the  present  status  of  your  account, 
(2)  from  which  you  will  note  that  there  is  a  small  (3) 
balance  due  us,  ■which  we  presume  it  will  be  convenient  (4) 
to  you  to  cover  by  shipments  of  cotton.  We  shall  (5)  be 
thankful  for  any  cotton  you  ship,  and  we  will  (6)  endeavor 
to  dispose  of  same  to  the  best  advantage. 

Yours  (7)  very  truly,  (72) 


56 

Returning  yours  of  the  7th  inst.,  in  your  (1)  File  A. 
E.  P.  referring  to  the  conversation  over  the  (2)  'phone 
betwee'n  the  writer  and  your  Mr.  Brook,  relative  to  (3) 
the  diversion  of  a  car-load  of  bananas  by  Supt  of  (4) 
Transportation   Dalton,    to   Joplin,   Mo. 

I  wrote  you  fully  on  (5)  this  subject  yesterday,  and 
no  doubt  the  letter  before  me  (6)  crossed  in  the  mails  the 
one  I  wrote. 

Yours  truly,   (70) 


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Dear  Sir: 

We  rendered  you  some  time  since  a  statement  (1)  of 
your  account,  as  requested  by  you.  We  expected  that  (2) 
on  receipt,  of  same  you  would  either  ship  us  cotton  (3)  to 
cover  or  make  a  prompt  remittance  in  payment.  How- 
ever, (4)  we  have  not  received  either,  and  we  would  thank 
you  (5)  now  to  put  us  in  possession  of  the  amount  promptly, 
(6)  as  it  is  unremunerative  to  us  to  give  you  further  (7) 
time  without  receiving  shipments  of  cotton. 
Respectfully,  (77) 


68 
Dear  Sir: 

Please  send  us  certificate  of  mortgage  on  property  (1) 
standing  in  the  name  of  W.  C.  White,  giving,  in  (2)  ad- 
dition, an  accurate  description  of  the  property  and  the 
incumbrances  (3)  thereon;  also  the  assessed  value  of  the 
property.  Thanking  you  (4)  in  advance  for  the  informa- 
tion, we  remain. 

Yours  very  truly,  (50) 


69 

Dear  Sir: 

Yours  of  the  19th  inst.  to  hand,  and  (1)  we  answer 
by  saying,  we  are  aware  that  there  is  (2)  some  Sorghum 
raised  in  your  section  of  Georgia,  but  we  (3)  thought  it 
best  to  send  you  a  line  of  samples,  (4)  as  we  have  done 
to  all  of  our  brokers,  in  (5)  order  that  you  may  have  the 
same  on  hand  when  (6)  your  trade  is  ready  to  buy;  so  let 
us  hear  (7)  from  you  when  the  time  comes. 
Yours  truly,  (78) 


60 

Dear  Sir: 

Your  note  maturing  on  Feb.  4th  being  unprovided  (1) 
for,  as  well  as  your  open  account,  we  are  this  (2)  day 
drawing  on  you  for  the  latter  through  the  Commercial  (3) 
Bank,  and  we  also  forward  your  note  to  them  for  (4)  col- 
lection. Kindly  provide  for  payment  of  same,  and  oblige. 
Yours  (5)  very  truly,  (52) 


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Dear  Sir: 

Your  valued  favor  of  the  28th  inst.  to  (1)  hand,  and 
we  note  your  comments  upon  recent  sales  made  (2)  for 
your  account  by  us.  In  reply  we  beg  to  (3)  reiterate  our 
former  statements,  that  in  every  instance  your  cotton  (4) 
in  our  hands  has  received  the  best  attention  and  has  (5) 
never  been  disposed  of  except  at  its  fullest  value.  You 
(6)  will  note  the  large  difference  between  the  high  and 
low  (7)  grades  of  cotton,  and  you  can  rest  assured  that 
any  (8)  possible  merit  that  your  cotton  may  have  is  fully 
recognized,  (9)  and  it  is  sold  accordingly.  While  the 
market  has  been  (100)  advancing  and  active,  the  spot  de- 
mand has  not  been  in  (110)  proportion,  and  considerable 
difficulty  is  being  experienced  in  effecting  sales  (120)  at 
fully  satisfactory  prices.  We  are  only  availing  ourselves 
of  (130)  days  on  which  the  demand  is  active,  and  we  feel 
(140)  confident  that  at  the  expiration  of  the  season  you 
will  (150)  have  no  cause  to  complain  of  the  manner  in 
which  (160)  we  handle  your  business.  If  we  can  be  of 
service  (170)  at  any  time,  do  not  hesitate  to  call  on  us. 
(180) 

Yours  very  truly,  (183) 

62 
Dear  Sir: 

We  wish  to  express  to  the  trade  our  (1)  appreciation 
of  the  favors  we  have  had  from  them  during  (2)  the  past 
year,  and  to  solicit  their  orders  for  the  (3)   year  just  begun. 

We  enclose  herein  our  January  1st  Price  (4)  List,  and 
would  be  pleased  to  send  you  our  confidential  (5)  Discount 
Sheet  on  application. 

W^e  propose  at  all  times  to  (6)  give  to  our  customers 
as  good  values  at  the  prices  (7)  as  they  can  obtain  from 
any  manufacturers  in  our  line.      (8) 

Hoping  we  may  hear  from  you,  we  are 
Yours  truly,  (90) 

63 
Gentlemen: 

The    fame   which   our  '< Progress   Brand"   of  pure   malt 

(1)  food   beers   in   kegs   and   bottles   has   acquired   at   home 

(2)  and  abroad,  and  its  absolute  purity  has  necessitated 
a  large  (3)  increase  in  our  capacity,  and  particularly  in 
the  bottling  line,  (4)  in  order  to  meet  the  constantly  grow- 
ing demand  and  the  (5)  phenomenal  increase  of  sales  or 
our  products  during  the  last  (6)  few  years. 


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We  wish  to  make  connections  In  your  city  (7)  with  a 
proper  party  who  desires  to  build  up  for  (S)  himself  a 
permanent,  remunerative  business,  and  as  we  do  not  (9) 
wish  to  establish  any  agency,  but  wish  to  make  direct  (100) 
sales,  kindly  advise  us  if  you  know  of  any  one  (110)  who 
has  the  necessary  means  and  facilities  for  handling,  and 
(120)  is  in  a  position  to  purchase  our  keg  beer  by  (130) 
the  carload.  If  so,  we  should  be  glad  to  hear  (140)  from 
you  at  once  with  further  particulars,  and  also  as  (150)  to 
what  brands  of  beer  he  is  now  handling. 

We  (160)  will  thank  you  for  an  early  reply,  remaining. 
Yours  very  (170)  truly,  (171) 


64 

Dear  Sirs: 

Do  you  want  a  gilt-edge  indorser  on  every  (1)  credit 
you  extend  during  the  next  twelve  months?  That  is  (2) 
just  exactly  what  we  can  furnish  you  under  our  Progressi"^ 
(3)   Policy  of  Credit  Insurance. 

The  merchant  who  avails  himself  of  (4)  such  security 
does  a  safer  and  larger  business  and  consequently  (5) 
makes  more  money  than  is  possible  otherwise.  More  than 
ever  (6)  it  is  realized  that  those  merchants  who  do  not 
carry  (7)  our  Policies  are  at  a  decided  disadvantage  with 
their  competitors  (8)  who  do.  It  is  a  significant  fc»,ct  that 
during  the  (9)  past  year  hundreds  of  the  largest  and 
wealthiest  merchants  in  (100)  America  have  taken  our  Pro- 
gressive Policy;  indeed,  the  new  business  (110)  of  our  Com- 
pany for  1900  shows  an  increase  of  more  (120)  than  122 
per  cent,    over  the  previous  year. 

It  is  greatly  (130)  to  your  interest  to  make  a  candid 
Investigation  of  the  (140)  merits  of  Credit  Insurance  as 
applied   to   your   own   business.    (1,50) 

We  will  cheerfully  furnish  full  particulars  upon  receipt 
of  your  (160)   request. 

Yours  truly,    (163) 


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Dear  Madam: 

In  compliance  with  your  request  we  are  sending  (10) 
you  our  catalogue  by  this  mail.  We  trust  it  will  (20) 
reach  you  promptly  and  that  you  will  examine  it  carefully, 
(30)  and,  as  you  do  so,  please  feel  assured  that  the  (40) 
illustrations  do  not  flatter  our  Cabinets;  that  you  will  be 
(50)  even  more  pleased  when  you  see  a  Hoosier  Cabinet 
at   (60)   home  in   your  kitchen. 

The  only  thing  we  regret  is  (70)  that  you  cannot  spend 
an  hour  or  so  in  this  offlce.  (8)  looking  over  the  comments 
and  orders  received  from  the  farthest  (90)  corners  of  this 
big.  broad  land.  It  is,  indeed,  (100)  a  pleasvire  to  be  able 
to    furnish    something   to   lessen    kitchen    (110)    toil. 

"We  hope  to  have  a  reply  from  you  within  (120)  a  very 
few  days,  authorizing  us  to  ship  your  selection  at  (130) 
once. 

Yours  truly,   (133) 


69 

Gentlemen: 

We  enclose  herewith  a  sample  sheet  of  our  Anchor  (1) 
Brand  typewriter  carbon.  Please  test  it.  You  will  find 
it  (2)  superior  to  anything  on  the  market.  Can  furnish 
this  in   (3)   any  color  desired  at  $2.00  per  100. 

We  know  (4)  you  will  be  pleased  with  the  carbon. 
We  also  beg  (5)  to  quote  you  on  Anchor  Brand  typewriter 
ribbons  in  all  (6)  colors  for  all  machines  at  $5.00  per  dozen 
in  (7)   strictly  dozen  lots. 

W^e  thoroughly  guarantee  our  goods  and  know  (8)  if 
you  once  start  using  them  you  will  continue  to  (9)  do  so. 
Hoping  you  will  be  pleased  with  our  goods  (100)  and  de- 
cide to  favor  us  with  a  portion  of  your  (110)  business,  we 
remain. 

Very  truly  yours,  (116) 


67 

Dear  Sir: 

I  beg  to  inform  you  of  the  non-arrival  of  (1)  the  two 
packages  ordered  by  me  on  the  10th  Inst.,  (2)  and  which 
by  yours  of  the  15th  T  notice  were  (3)  forwarded  me  by 
the  American  Express  on  that  day.  I  (4)  must  ask  your 
immediate  attention  to  this  matter,  as  the  (5)  parties  for 
whom  they  are  required  are  anxiously  awaiting  their  (6) 
arrival . 

It  is  indispensable  that  I  should  receive  them  in 
(7)  season  for  which  they  are  intended.  Otherwise, 
the     parties     will     (8)     be     annoyingly     disappointed 


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and  the  goods  will  be  left  on  (9)  my  hands.     Pray  institute 
inquiries  about   them,   and   oblige. 

Yours  (100)   truly,  (101) 

68 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  to-day  in  receipt  of  your  telegram  (1)  asking 
us  to  investigate  the  standing  of  a  certain  Jones  (2)  in  our 
city,  with  whom  you  intend  to  have  some  (3)  business 
transactions.  We  have  wired  you  in  reply  that  Jones  (4) 
is  an  irresponsible  character,  and  bears  a  poor  reputation 
in  (5)  our  community,  and  we  will  not  advise  you  to  enter 
into  any  kind  of  business  relation  with  him.  Trusting 
this  (7)  information  is  what  you  desire,  we  remain. 
Yours  very  truly,   (80) 

69 
Dear  Sir: 

I  regret  to  be  compelled  to  inform  you  (1)  that  it  will 
be  impossible  for  me  to  attend  the  (2)  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  to  be  held  this  (3)  evening.  There  are 
certain  improvements  to  be  made  in  the  (4)  machine  I  am 
preparing,  and  they  require  my  personal  attention.  (5)  I 
trust  that  my  absence  will  in  no  way  inconvenience  (6) 
you,  and  assure  you  that  at  all  subsequent  meetings  it  (7) 
will  afford  me  pleasure  to  be  present. 

If  anything  should  (8)  arise  requiring  my  attention 
I  trust  that  you  will  telephone  (9)  me.  In  the  matter  of 
the  issuance  of  additional  stock,  (100)  I  would  like  to  ex- 
press the  opinion  that  I  deem  (110)  it  will  be  impolitic 
to  bring  this  up  at  the  (120)  present  time.  I  think  that  it 
will  be  far  preferable  (130)  to  delay  the  consideraton  of 
this  matter  until  after  the  (140)  holiday  season.  You  are 
aware  that  in  January  or  February  (150)  the  Company  will 
be  able  to  place  its  stock  to  (160)  better  advantage  than 
it  possibly  can  do  now. 

With  assurances  (170)   of  my  highest  regard,  I  am 
Very  truly  yours,  (179) 

70 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  yours  of  the  24th  inst.,  stating  (10)  that 
the  net  amount  of  your  credit  should  be  more  (20)  than 
$299.  When  we  advised  you  before,  we  failed  to 
(30)  mention  that  the  bonds  had  been  drawn  in  July,  and 
(40)  as  our  Mr.  Dan  Ball'  was  alone  in  the  office  (50) 
and    very    busy    during    the    summer,    he    neglected    having 


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these  (60)  bonds  cashed  in.  When  the  four  bonds  were 
drawn  in  (70)  July  they  were  worth  only  $43  a  piece,  mak- 
ing a  (80)  total  of  $172;  the  2  bonds  drawn  at  the  last  (90) 
drawing,  $43.50,  making-  a  total  of  $87,  which,  together 
with  (100)  $40  in  premiums,  makes  a  grand  total  of  $299. 
We  (110)  enclose  you  herewith  premium  bond  list  of 
the  July  drawing,  (120)  the  last  drawing,  and  also  a  list 
of  your  premium  (130)  bonds.  Hoping  that  this  will  be 
entirely  satisfactory,  we  remain,    (140) 

Yours  very  truly,  (143) 


71 

Gentlemen: 

We  are  pleased  to  report  that  we  to-day  (10)  sold  the 
balance  of  the  low  grades  we  have  had  (20)  displayed  on 
our  tables  for  some  time  at  S^^c.  round.  (30)  This  is 
even  better  than  we  at  one  time  thought  (40)  we  could 
obtain  for  this  lot  of  cotton.  Since  you  (50)  were  here 
we  sold  35  bales  of  the  better  grades  (60)  at  5%c.,  so  that 
the  97  bales  were  still  lower  (70)  in  grade,  and  we  think 
the  sale  is  a  very  (80)  good  one  on  the  present  market. 

The   market   closed   easier    (90)    to-night.      At   one  time 
it    was    ten    points    over    (100)    last    night's    prices.      bpots, 
however,  closed  firm,  at  5  ll-16c.   for  (110)  Middling. 
Yours  truly,  (113) 


72 

Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  24th  and  25th  insts.,  (10)  we 
beg  to  acknowledge  the  arrival  of  the  samples  of  (20)  61  ■ 
bales  Lot  "S, '"  and  we  have  also  received  the  (30)  33  ad- 
ditional samples  of  this  lot,  maklnpr  94  all  told,  (40)  as 
stated  in  your  letter.  We  note  your  idea  of  (50)  5%c.  on 
this  lot,  which  we  will  bear  in  mind.      (60) 

We  are  also  in  receipt  of  the  43  samples  of  (70)  Lot 
"R,"  and  now  have  100  bales  of  that  lot  (80)  represented 
on  the  tables. 

We  regret  to  state  that  we  (90)  did  not  suc- 
ceed in  obtaining  any  bids  on  either  lot.  (100)  The 
market,     as     we     wired     you,     was     quite     firm,     Marches 


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(110)    seltlng  at    .79   at   the   time.      The  close,    however,   was 
(120)   easier,  on  realizing  sales,  and  Marches  closed  at    .73. 
You    (130)    can    rest   assured    that    we    will    report   offers 
as  promptly   (140)   as  we  receive   them. 

Yours  truly,  (146) 


73 

Gentlemen: 

In  accordance  with  your  valued  favor  of  tlie  24th  (10) 
inst.,  we  beg-  to  hand  you  herewith  the  classification  of 
(20)  the  50  bales  in  our  hands  for  your  account.  There 
(30)  are  10  bales  in  the  lot  that  are  Good  Middling;  (40) 
15  bales  Strict  Middling;  18  bales  Fully  Middling,  and  6 
(50)  bales  Middling,  making  a  total  of  49  bales.  Some  of 
(60)  this  cotton  is  more  or  less  high  colored.  The  ojie  (70) 
bale  of  1^    inch  cotton  classes  Strict  Middling. 

The  market,  (80)  at  one  time  to-day,  was  ten  points 
above  yesterday's  close,  (90)  but  this  evening,  on  realizing 
sales,  futures  declined  considerably,  March  (100)  closing  at 
.73.  Spots,  however,  are  quite  firm,  at  5  ll-16c.  (110)  for 
Middling. 

Yours  truly,  (114) 


74 

Dear  Sir: 

Yours  of  the  18th  inst.  to  hand  with  (10)  order  for 
10  barrels  of  molasses  like  No.  14,  at  10c. ,  (20)  delivered 
at  Lynchburg,  for  Chas.  J.  Bigbow  &  Bro.,  and  (30)  we 
will  brand  the  barrels  "Cuba  Molasses,"  as  directed.  We 
(40)  also  have  your  order  for  White,  Johnson  &  Co.,  for 
(50)  2  barrels  like  sample  No.  12.  Owing  to  a  slight  (60' 
decline  in  the  market  on  the  higher  grades,  we  will  (70) 
charge  White,  Johnson  &  Co.  only  30c.  instead  of  31c. 
(80)  per  gallon,  delivered  at  Lynchburg.  The  above  will 
be  shipped  (90)  by  next  freight  in  No.  1  condition.  We 
forwarded  you  (100)  a  fresh  line  of  samples  yesterday,  with 
some  cheaper  grades  (110)  among  them,  and  hope  you  will 
be  able  to  do    (120)    some  business  with   same. 

In  regard  to  sugar  and  rice  (130)  samples,  will  say  that 
we  deal  in  molasses  and  syrups  (140)  only;  but  we  will  hand 
your     name    to    Mr.    Thos.    (150)     McShane,     who     deals    in 


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sugar  and  rice  exclusively,  and  he    (160)    will   forward  you 
the  samples  asked  for. 

It  will  be  (170)  fully  a  week  before  we  can  send  you 
samples  of  (180)  molasses  ranging  around  15c.  per  Gal. 
delivered  at  your  place.  (190)  Nevertheless,  we  will  con- 
tinue to  supply  you  with  samples  as  (200)  the  different 
grades  come  in  from  plantations. 

Respectfully  (208) 

75 
Dear  Sir: 

Returning  letter  of  Commercial  Agent  Lynn,  of  the 
(10)  Queen  &  Crescent  Route,  mentioning  a  shipment  of 
sugar  and  (20)  molasses,  supposed  to  have  been  delivered 
to  our  line  on  (30)  Saturday  last  by  Messrs.  Simms  Bros. 
&  Co.,  for  forwarding  (40)  to' Little  Rock,  Ark.,  routed 
via  Vicksburg,  V.  S.  &  P.,  (50)  Shreveport  and  the  Cotton- 
Belt,  as  per  your  memorandum  endorsed   thereon: —   (60) 

I  beg  to  advise  that  this  shipment  was  forwarded  on 
(7)  New  Orleans  to  Shreveport  way-bill  B.  13a,  May  2Sth, 
(80)  in  I.  C.  Car  2526,  and  was  routed  in  the  (90)  manner 
as  given  in  Mr.  Lynn's  letter. 

Yours  very  truly,  (100) 

76 

Dear   Sir: 

We  have  yours  of  the  25th  inst.,  in  (10)  regard  to  your 
insurance  policy.  This,  however,  is  the  first  (20)  letter 
we  have  received  from  you  telling  us  to  cancel  (30)  your 
policies.  "We  have  cancelled  the  one  policy  which  is  (40) 
in  our  possession,  and  which  we  notified  you  we  had  (50) 
just  renewed.  You  have  the  other  three  policies  in  your 
(60)  hands,  and,  as  you  know.  It  is  necessary  to  surrender 
(70)  a  policy  in  order  to  have  it  cancelled.  We  would, 
(80)  therefore,  thank  you  to  send  us  these  policies,  so  that 
(90)  we  can  give  the  matter  prompt  attention. 
Yours  truly,  (99) 

77 
Dear  Sir: 

I  wish  you  would,  without  further  delay,  remove  (10) 
the  burnt  cotton  from  our  tracks  at  Nunn  Street.  This 
(20)  cotton  is  delaying  our  work,  and,  notwithstanding  the 
repeated  requests  (30)  of  our  bill  clerk  to  have  the  cotton 
removed,  it  (40)  still  remains  on  the  tracks.  Your  prompt 
attention  to  this  (50)  request  will  be  very  much  appreciated. 
Yours  truly,  (58) 


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United   States  of  America, 
State  of   Louisiana, 
City    of    New    Orleans. 

By  this  Instrument   of  Procuration, 

Be  It  Known,  That  on  this  22d  day  of  May,  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  liundred  and  four,  and 
of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
the 

Before  Me,  Ben  Burns,  a  Notary  Public  in  and  for  the 

City  and  Parish  of  New  Orleans,  State  of  Louisiana,  afore- 
said, duly  commissioned  and  sworn,  personally  came  and 
appeared:  Sam  Budd,  who  declared  that  he  had  made  and 
appointed,  and  does  by  these  presents  make,  nominate,  or- 
dain, authorize,  constitute  and  appoint,  and  in  his  place 
and  stead,  depute  and  puts  Adam  Bell,  to  be  his  true  and 
lawful  Attorney  in  fact,  general  and  special,  giving,  and 
by  these  presents  granting  unto  the  said  Attorney  full 
power  and  authority  for  him  and  in  his  name  and  behalf, 
and  to  use,  to  conduct,  manage  and  transact  all  and  singu- 
lar his  affairs,  business  and  concerns,  of  whatever  nature 
and  kind,  without  any  exception  or  reservation  whatsoever; 
to  open  all  letters  of  correspondence  addressed  to  him  and 
to  answer  the  same;  to  make  and  endorse  promissory  notes 
In  the  name  of  said  Budd,  and  draw,  endorse  and  accept 
bills  of  exchange;  to  make  checks  and  draw  money  out  of 
any  Bank  or  Banks  wherein  the  same  may  have  been  de- 
posited in  the  name  or  for  account  of  himself;  to  deposit 
drafts,  bills  of  exchange,  acceptances  and  promissory  notes 
or  otlier  oblig-ations,  for  collection  in  any  Bank  or  Banks, 
and  withdraw  the  same  or  the  amount  thereof,  at  pleasure, 
bv  check  or  otherwise;  to  sell  and  transfer  all  or  any 
shares  of  the  capital  stock  of  any  Bank  or  Banks,  or  other 
corporate  body  or  bodies,  owned  by  him,  and  receive  and 
receipt  for  the  dividends  due  or  to  become  due  thereon; 
to  pledge  and  pawn  all  or  any  shares  of  the  capital  stock 
of  any  Bank  or  Banks,  or  other  corporate  body  or  bodies 
owned  by  the  said  Sam  Budd,  and  to  make  and  give  any 
note  or  notes,  which  may  be  necessary  from  time  to  time 
for  the  renewal  of  the  same;  to  attend  all  or  any  meetings 
of  creditors  wherein  the  said  Sam  Budd  may  be  interested, 
and  vote  in  his  name  on  all  questions  and  cases  that  may 
be  submitted  to  such  meetings,  to  attend  all  or  any  meet- 
ings of  the  stockholders  of  any  Bank  or  Banks,  or  other 
corporate  body  or  bodies  wherein  the  said  Sam  Budd  may 
be  interested  and  vote  in  the  name  of  said  Sam  Budd  on  all 
questions  and  cases  that  shall  or  may  be  submitted  at  such 
meeting;  to  borrow  money  from  any  Bank  or  Banks,  or 
other  monied  institution  or  institutions,  on  the  notes  or 
other  obligations  of  the  said  Sam  Budd  drawn  by  him  or  by 
the  said  attorney  or  those  of  others  which  shall  or  may  come 
into  the  hands  of  the  said  attorney  for  the  use  of  the  said 


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Sam  Budd,  and  make  other  notes  or  obligations  from  time 
to  time,  for  the  renewal  of  all  such  or  any  part  or  parts 
thereof;  to  sell,  transfer  and  convey,  or  to  mortgage  and 
effect  all  or  any  part  or  parts  of  the  real,  personal  or 
mixed  estate  of  the  said  Sam  Budd,  and  to  receive  the  price 
thereof,  also  to  purchase  real,  personal  or  mixed  estate  in 
the  name  of  said  Budd  on  such  terms  and  conditions  as  the 
said  attorney  shall  think  fit,  and  to  lease,  let  or  hire  all 
or  any  part  of  the  real  estate  belonging  to  the  said  Budd, 
and  receive  and  receipt  for  the  rent  and  wages  thereof 
as  the  same  shall  fall  due,  and  for  the  full  execution  of 
the  purposes  aforesaid,  to  make,  sign  and  execute  in  the 
name  of  the  said  Budd  all  acts,  whether  of  sale,  mort- 
gage, lease,  release,  contract,  compromise,  covenant,  deed, 
agreement  or  otherwise,  that  shall  or  may  be  requisite,  or 
necessary,  and  bind  the  said  Budd  thereby  as  firmly  as  if 
the  same  were  or  had  been  his  own  proper  acts  and  deeds; 
to  sign  all  bonds  or  other  acts  required  by  the  Revenue 
Department  at  the  Custom-House  of  this  District,  or  else- 
where, and  do  all  Custom-House  business  whatsoever;  to 
receive  and  attend  to  all  shipments  or  consignments  of  Pro- 
duce, Goods,  Wares  or  Merchandise,  that  shall  or  may  be 
made  to  said  Budd  either  for  his  own  account  and  risk,  or 
that  of  others,  and  to  pursue  the  instructions  of  the  owners, 
shippers  or  others  interested  therein,  relative  thereto;  to 
receive  and  acknowledge  notices  of  Protest  of  all  or  any 
Bills,  Drafts,  or  Promissory  Notes,  to  which  the  said  Budd 
may  be  a  party,  and  to  act  for  the  said  Budd  and  be  his 
substitute  in  all  cases  wherein  he  may  be  appointed  the 
Agent  or  attorney  of  others;  and  to  ask,  demand,  have,  take, 
and  by  all  lawful  w^ays  and  means  to  recover  and  receive 
of  and  from  all  and  every  person  and  persons,  whomsoever, 
body  or  bodies  corporate,  all  and  every  such  sum  or  sums 
of  money,  goods,  debts,  property  and  effects  whatsoever, 
as  now  is,  or  are.  or  may  hereafter  be  in  his,  her  or  their 
custody  or  possession,  due.  owing,  coming  or  belonging 
to  him,  the  said  Sam  Budd.  whether  by  bond,  bill,  note, 
book-debt,  account,  consignment,  bequest,  or  for  and  by 
what  other  reason  or  means  soever;  and  to  that  end  with 
whom  it  may  concern,  to  adjust  and  settle  all  accounts, 
and  upon  recovery  and  receipt  in  the  premises,  to  make 
and  give  good  and  sufRcient  discharges  and  acquittance; 
to  appear  before  all  Courts  of  law  and  equity,  there 
to   do,  prosecute  and    defend  as   occasion   shall   require,   or 


PARAGON     SHORTHAND. 


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to  compromise,  compound  and  a^ree  In  the  premises,  by 
arbitration  or  otherwise,  as  the  said  Attorney  shall  In  his 
discretion  think  fit:  Also  to  apply  for  and  obtain  all  and 
any  attachments,  sequestrations,  injunctions  and  appeals, 
give   the   requisite   security   and   sign   the   necessary   Bonds. 

And  generally  to  do  and  perform  all  and  every  other 
act,  matter  and  thing  whatsoever,  as  shall  or  may  be 
requisite  and  necessary,  touching  or  concerning  the  affairs, 
business  and  concerns  of  the  said  Sam  Budd  as  fully,  amply 
and  effectually,  and  to  all  Intents  and  purposes  with  the 
same  validity,  as  if  all  and  every  such  act,  matter  or  thing, 
were  or  had  been  particularly  stated,  expressed,  and 
especially  provided  for,  or  as  he,  the  said  Sam  Budd,  could 
or  might  do  If  personally  present:  also  with  full  power  of 
substitution  and  revocation;  and  the  said  Sam  Budd  hereby 
agrees  to  ratify  and  confirm  all  and  whatsoever  the  said 
attorney  shall  lawfully  do  or  cause  to  be  done  by  virtue 
of  this  act  of  procuration. 

Thus  done  and  passed,  at  the  City  of  New  Orleans 
aforesaid,  the  day  and  year  aforesaid,  in  the  presence  of 
Dave  Butz  and  Hiram  Biff,  witnesses,  of  lawful  age,  who 
hereunto  sign  their  names  as  such,  with  the  said  con- 
stituent Budd,  and  me,  the  said  Notary. 


PARAGON     SHORTHAND. 


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PARAGON     SHORTHAXD 


FROM  REPORT  OF  PROCEEDINGS  OF  COXVEXTIOX  OF 
RAILWAY  TELEGRAPH  St  PERINTE.XDEXTS,  NEW 
ORLEANS,  9IAY,  1003,  By  B.  BonquoU  (Paragon 
Writer),  Official  Stenographer. 

President  Jacoby:  Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  Members  of 
the  Railway  Telegraph  Superintendents  Association  and 
friends: — We  are  about  to  open  our  convention,  and  in  doing 
so  I  am  pleased  to  introduce  to  you  the  representative  of 
the  Mayor  of  this  City  (Mayor  Paul  Capdevielle),  Mr. 
Arthur  McGuirk,  whom  we  will  be  pleased  to  hear: 

Mr.  McGuirk:  Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen — • 
I  esteem  it  a  privilege  that  I  have  been  deputed  this  morn- 
ing to  extend  to  you  the  freedom  of  the  City  of  New 
Orleans.  In  the  absence  of  the  Mayor,  that  distinction  has 
been  conferred  upon  me,  and  in  his  name,  in  the  name  of 
the  government,  and  in  the  name  of  all  our  people,  I  give 
you  the  right  hand  of  fellowship. 

Friendship,  my  friends,  is  a  word  the  very  utterance 
of  which  warms  the  heart.  With  men  of  experience  and 
observation,  friendship  is  beneficial,  and  when  I  address 
you  as  friends,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  I  hope  you  will  un- 
derstand that  I  mean  it  is  our  purpose  always  to  make  new 
friends,  and  we  are  glad  to  move  not  only  among  our  ac- 
quaintances, but  among  our  new  friends  here  in  New  Or- 
leans to-day.  It  is  said  by  Emerson,  "If  a  man  does  not 
make  new  acquaintances  as  he  advances  through  life,  he 
"Will  soon  find  himself  alone."  "A  nian,  sir,"  says  Dr. 
Johnson,  "should  keep  his  friendship  in  constant  repair." 
And  it  is  by  our  invitations  to  these  conventions,  which 
have  been  so  heartily  accepted  In  the  past  year  or  two. 
that  we  are  endeavoring  to  make  not  only  new  friendships^ 
but  to  keep  those  already  made  in  constant  repair. 

It  is  invigorating  to  me  to  meet  men  of  action,  those 
who  make  the  ideal  real  and  whose  life  has  a  meaning  in 
it.  To  live  is  not  merely  to  breathe;  "It  is  to  act,"  says 
Rousseau,  the  great  French  philosopher,  and  I  believe  that 
we  all,  as  men  of  action  and  women  of  action,  agree  with 
him.  It  is  said  that  you  will  find  solitude  nowhere  in 
nature.  W^e  know  that  that  is  so.  What  seems  to  be 
inert,  inorganic,  is,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  full  of  life.  Nature 
breathes  life.  Nature  is  the  scene  of  constant  activity; 
her  forces  are  constantly  at  work  and  furnish  us  with 
models  of  activity  on  every  side.  If  we  desire  anything, 
we  must  work  for  it. 

You  are  here  to-day  as  Superintendents  of  Telegraph. 
It  is  a  high  and  honorable  position,  and  a  position  of  great 
importance  in  this  country.  And  a  man  does  not  arrive 
at  that  eminence  in  life — because  it  is  an  eminence — in  a 
day.  We  say  that  in  this  country  we  have  Captains  of 
Industry,  men  who  direct  the  material  affairs  of  this  great 
nation;  and  among  their  lieutenants — and  it  is  necessary 
that  the  Captains  should  have  lieutenants — none  rank 
higher,  none  are  more  necessary  to  our  material  life  than 
Superintendents  of  Telegraph.  I  can  think  of  no  machine 
requiring  more  constant  attention — and  we  like  to  look 
upon  it  as  a  machine — than  the  great  wedded  systems  of 
telegraphy  and  railroads  in  this  country.  It  demands  un- 
ceasing conversion  of  the  nervous  energy  of  you  men  into 
motion.  You  remind  us  of  those  created  beings  of 
whom    it    is    said    they    are    able    to    convert    their    nervous 


PARAGON     SHORTHAND 


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force  Into  electricity.  Tou  gentlemen  convert  energy  Into 
motion  for  the  benefit  of  mankind,  and  particularly 
the  mankind  that  is  encompassed  within  the  confines  of 
this  great,  magnificent  country  of  ours.  Speaking  of  work 
Logfellow  well  expresses  it,  as  he  so  well  expresses  almost 
every  thought  that  the  human  mind  is  capable  of  conceiv- 
ing: "Work  is  my  recreation;  the  play  of  faculty  a  delight 
like  that  which  the  bird  feels  by  flying,  or  the  fish  darting 
through  the  water.  "  Great  business  men  are  popularly 
supposed  to  be  unimaginative  and  unemotional.  When 
they  are  spoken  of  as  keen,  and  they  are  keen,  practical 
men  of  affairs,  we  are  invited  or  expected  to  conjure  up 
square-headed,  unimaginative,  and  unemotional  men,  if  such 
beings  exist  on  this  earth;  an  automaton  as  it  were,  pos- 
sessing neither  emotion'nor  imagination.  Yet  I  believe  that 
conception  is  wrong.  A  man  cannot  rise  to  eminence  In 
any  avocation  without  imagination  and  emotional  fancy, 
without  mental  speculation,  without  ideas,  in  fact.  Take 
the  agency  controlled  by  you:  It  is  the  same  lightning 
that  Franklin  drew  with  his  kite  from  the  skies,  and  which 
girdles  the  earth  with  the  rapidity  of  thought.  Could  a 
man  without  imagination  draw  it  from  the  storehouse  of 
Nature?  Or  could  a  man  without  imagination  control  or 
use  it?  To  the  ordinary  observer  the  surroundings  of  the 
ordinary  telegraph  oflSce  are  prosaic.  To  him  the 
mechanism  of  the  ordinary  telegraph  key  Is  so  much  metal 
connected  with  metal  wires,  and  the  whole  office  seems  an 
abomination  of  desolation;  but  there  are  forms  hidden  in 
that  unlovely  shell  far  more  wonderful  than  those  evoked 
by  Alladin  when  he  stroked  the  lamp — and  which  of  us  has 
not  traveled  with  Alladin  in  the  realms  of  fancy?  They 
are  more  powerful  than  those  liberated  by  him  spoken  of 
In  the  Arabian  Nights,  who  liberated  the  great  genii  to 
do  his  bidding.  We  call  these  fairy  tales  and  visions.  But 
the  control  that  science  holds  over  the  mighty  forces  of 
the  universe,  is  far  more  wonderful.  Let  the  hand  but 
touch  that  rubber  button,  or  open  that  lever  in  that  un- 
lovely ofl!ice:  in  instant  obedience  to  the  call  of  the  brain, 
the  genii  of  electricity  springs  into  action,  just  as  obedient 
as  the  genii  of  the  lamp  was  to  the  command  of  Alladin. 
The  living  letter  girdles  the  world;  the  letter  becomes  a 
thing  of  life  and  is  sent  pulsating  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
In  response,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  to  our  Invitation, 
you  have  come  from  every  part  of  this  country,  and  we  are 
most  happy  indeed  to  have  jou  with  us.  I  presume  that 
in  this  room  there  are  gentlemen  who  come  from  the  Far 
West,  where  the  pine  tops  the  lofty  hills,  where  rules  the 
Oregon;  and  there  are  gentlemen  here  from  Texas'  sandy 
beach,  and  from  the  firs  of  Maine  to  the  cactus  of  the 
Southwestern  desert;  and  we  are  very  glad  Indeed  to  meet 
you  all.  We  esteem  the  compliment,  ladies  and  gentlemen, 
that  you  come  here  to  be  our  guests.  Emerson  says, 
"The  ornament  of  a  house  is  the  friends  who  frequent 
it.  "  There  is  no  greater  event  in  life  than  the  appear- 
ance of  a  new  face  at  our  hearth.  It  has  been 
finely  said  that  he  Is  the  greatest  man — and  It  ap- 
plies to  a  city,  which  is  nothing  but  an  arti- 
ficial    person — the      great      man      is      he      who      can      call 


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together  the  most  select  company  when  it  pleases  him. 
Tested  by  this  principle.  New  Orleans  is  indeed  fortunate. 
This  and  other  most  eminent  bodies  have  accepted  her  hos- 
pitality and  become  her  quests;  and  I  say  to  you  that  you 
are  heartily  welcome,  and  I  hope  that  you  will  feel  that 
as  often  as  you  come  back  to  our  doors,  that  our  love  will 
meet  you  on  the  threshold  and  afford  to  you  peace  and 
comfort.  Ladies  and  gentlemen,  I  thank  you  very  much 
for  your  attention.      (Applause). 

President  Jacoby:  I  am  sure,  Mr.  McGuirk,  we  are 
very  happy  this  morning  and  consider  it  a  great  honor  to 
have  extended  to  us  such  a  hearty  welcome,  by  you  the 
representative  of  his  Honor  the  Mayor  of  this  great  Metro- 
politan City  of  the  South;  and  on  behalf  of  the  Association 
of  Railway  Telegraph  Superintendents  and  those  \s  ho  are 
gathered  to  meet  with  us,  I  desire  to  thank  you  very 
cordially.  It  is  a  great  pleasure,  indeed,  for  us  to  be  here 
at  this  time,  and  we  consider  it  an  occasion  of  more  than 
ordinary  interest,  principally  because  of  the  fact  that  for 
a  long  time  we  had  planned  to  make  this  our  meeting  place, 
and  at  one  time  had  all  arrangements  completed  to  meet 
here;  but  unfortunately,  circumstances  over  which  we  had 
no  control,  prevented. 


TRUE   GREATNESS. 

Grandeur  of  character  lies  wholly  in  force  of  soul,  that 
Is  in  force  of  thought,  moral  principle,  and  love;  and  this 
may  be  found  in  the  humblest  condition  of  life.  A  man 
brought  up  to  an  obscure  trade,  and  hemmed  in  by  the 
wants  of  a  growing  family,  may  in  his  narrow  sphere  per- 
ceive more  clearly,  discriminate  more  clearly,  weigh  evi- 
dence more  wisely,  seize  on  the  right  means  more  de- 
cisively, and  have  more  presence  of  mind  in  difficulty,  than 
another'  who  has  accumulated  vast  stores  of  knowledge  by 
laborious  study;  and  he  has  more  of  intellectual  greatness. 
It  is  force  of  thought  which  measures  Intellectual,  and  so 
it  Is  force  of  principle  which  measures  moral  greatness — 
that  highest  of  human  endowments,  that  brightest  mani- 
festation of  the  Divinity.  The  greatest  man  is  he  who 
chooses  the  riglit  with  invincible  resolution,  who  resists 
the  sorest  temptations  from  within  and  without,  who  bears 
the  heaviest  burdens  cheerfully,  who  is  calmest  in  storms, 
and  most  fearless  under  menace  and  frowns,  whose  reliance 
on  truth,  on  virtue,  on  God,  is  most  unfaltering. — Channing. 


PARAGON     SHORTHAND. 


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State  of  Louisiana, 
Parish  of  Orleans. 

Thomas  EskridRe, 

vs. 

East  Louisiana  R.   R.   Co. 


In  the  Circuit  Court, 

ss. 

February  Term,  A.  D.  1897. 

No.    22.170,  C.   L. 
Before  his  Honor,  Fred.  D.  King 
Judge,  and  a  Jury. 


Appearances: 

Col.   F.  J.  Collins,  for  the  Plaintiff. 
Robert  Simrall,  for  the  defendant. 

Friday,  February  5,  1897. 

Be  It  Remembered,  That  on  the  trial  of  this  cause,  in 
this  term,  the  plaintiff  offered  in  evidence  as  follows,  that 
is  to  say: 

Abe  Keys,  called  on  behalf  of  the  plaintiff,  being  duly 
sworn,  testified  as  follows: 

Direct   Examination  by   Col.    Collins: 

Q.  How  old  are  you?  A.  I  don't  know  exactly  how  old 
I  am. 

Q.      About  how  old? 

Mr.   Simrall: 

We  will  admit  that  he  is  of  lawful  age. 

Q.  Mr.  Keys,  were  you  near  at  the  time  Mr.  Eskridge 
received  his  injury?     A.      Yes,  sir. 

Q.  Where  were  you?  A.  I  was  right  over  in  the  corn- 
field, right  in  front  of  the  crossing. 

Q.  How  far  were  you  from  the  fence?  A.  Well,  that 
is  about  as  far  as  from  here  to  that  fence  out  there  to  the 
courthouse. 

Q.     And  right  opposite  the  crossing?     A.     Yes,  sir. 

Q.  Did  you  see  Mr.  Eskridge  as  he  was  coming  from 
Covington  that  morning?     A.     Yes,  sir. 

Q.  How  many  horses  did  he  have  with  him?  A.  He 
had  four. 

Q.  How  did  he  have  them  together?  A.  He  was  on 
his  saddle  horse  driving  the  other  two  before,  one  by  his 
saddle  horse. 


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Q.  A  horse  on  the  rigrht  of  the  saddle  horse?  A. 
Yes,  sir. 

Q.  Was  Mr.  Perkins  there?  A.  Yes,  sir;  he  was  In 
the  same  field  I  was,  shocking  corn. 

Q.  Do  you  know  whether  Mr.  Eskridge  stopped  and 
talked  with  Mr.  Perkins  any  there  that  morning?  A.  Yes, 
sir;  I  seen  him  talking  to  him. 

Q.  State  whether  he  had  stopped  when  he  was  talk- 
ing to  him.     A.     Yes,  sir;  he  was  stopped. 

Q.  Where  was  he,  this  or  the  other  side  of  the  cross- 
ing? A.  No,  sir;  he  was  right  there,  side  of  the  cornfield 
fence,  in  the  pike. 

Q.     Was  he  just  in  the  pike  opposite? 

Objected  to  as  leading. 

The  Court: 

Just  state  where  Mr.  Eskridge  was — in  what  part  of 
the  road  he  was.     A.     In  the  pike. 

The  Court: 

What  part  of  the  pike?  A.  Well,  he  was  on  the  right 
from  here,  next  to  the  cornfield. 

Col.  Collins: 

State  whether  or  not,  now,  he  was  beyond  where  Mr. 
Eskridge  was  or  this  side  of  where  he  was. 

The  Court: 

We  were  talking  about  Mr.    Eskridge. 

Col.  Collins: 

Mr.  Perkins.  A.  He  was  right  agin  the  fence,  right 
in  the  cornfield,  right  side  of  the  fence,  talking  to  him. 

Q.  Did  you  notice  when  he  started  to  go  across  the 
crossing?  A.  I  never  noticed  when  he  started;  I  had  my 
head  down,  and  directly  I  looked  up — it  wasn't  but  a  few 
minutes — I  looked  up  and  saw  him  trying  to  draw  his 
horses  oft  the  track. 

Q.  Where  was  the  railroad  train  then?  A.  Well, 
about  the  time  he  got  his  horses  off  I  seen  the  train  coming 
right  along  and  it  just  went  right  past,  and  nobody  couldn  't 
have  time  to  see  anything  when  it  went  past;  it  was  going 
in  a  hurry. 


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Q.     Did  they  stop  and  come  back?     A.     No,  sir. 

Q.  What  have  you  to  say  as  to  whether  that  train 
whistled  or  rang  its  bell  before  It  reached  that  crossing? 
A.     I  never  heard  it  whistle,  and  never  heard  the  bell  ring. 

Q.  Could  you  see  the  railroad  track  from  where  you 
were?  A.  Oh,  yes,  sir;  I  could  see  the  crossing  from  where 
I  was. 

Q.  But  the  railroad  track  north  of  the  crossing?  A. 
No,  sir;  I  couldn't  see  that  at  all. 

Q.  How  did  you  discover  that  the  train  was  coming? 
A.  I  seen  the  smoke  from  it  right  through  there  at  the 
cow-gap. 

Q.     But  you  say  you  heard  no  whistle?     A.     No,  sir. 

Q.      Or  any  ringing  of  the  bell?     A.  No,  sir. 

Q.  Now  you  got  there  after  he  was  hurt,  did  you? 
A.      Yes,  sir. 

Q.  Did  you  see  him  fall?  A.  Well,  I  seen  the  horse 
rear  up  and  he  fell  and  he  was  down. 

Q.      Which  horse  rear  up?     A.     The  one  he  was  on. 

Q.  Where  were  the  horses  when  you  got  there?  A. 
Right  'side  of  the  track,  all  tangled  up  together  in  the 
gear. 

Q.  Where  was  he?  A.  Laying  right  on  the  side  of 
the  track. 

Q.  What  was  the  matter  with  him?  A.  Well,  he  said 
his  leg  was  mashed,  but  I  never  looked  at  his  leg;  he  wa» 
laying  on  it,  and  I  raised  him  up  and  held  Tilm  there  until 
Miss  Huldah  came. 

•  Q.     How  long  were  you  there  until  she  came?     A.     She 
came  mighty  quick,  Mr.  Perkins  went  to  the  house. 

Q.  Who  else  came  after  that?  A.  I  left  her  with 
him.  Mr.  Bishop  came  along  in  a  wagon  drawing  some 
tobacco,  and  I  motioned  to  him  to  come  over  there,  but 
Miss  Huldah  was  there  by  that  time,  and  when  he  got  there 
then  I  commenced  ungearing  the  horses. 

Q.  Then  you  took  charge  of  the  horses?  A.  Yes,  sir; 
took  them  to  the  stable. 

Q.  Where  did  they  take  him  from  there?  A.  Up  to 
Mr.  Conrad's. 


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